Paper-holder attachment.



S.' P, ETTER.

PAPER HOLDER ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.3,19o9.

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SAMUEL P. ETTER, OF CISNE, ILLINOIS.

PAPER-HOLDER ATTACHMENT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15, 1919.

Application filed September 3, 1909. Serial No. 516,144.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL P. E'rrnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cisne, in the county of Vayne, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-HolderAttachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a paper holder attachment and more particularlyto the class of paper holder attachments for carpenters7 rules.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a paper holderattachment in which a sheet of paper may be clamped to the stock of arule so that the paper may be conveniently handled, the rule beingcapable of being folded in compact form when not in use so that it maybe carried in the pocket of a user.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an attachment ofthis character in which a single or a plurality of pieces of paper maybe clamped to the stock of a foldable carpenters rule whereby the papermay be conveniently handled and also held smooth and straight at oneedge thereof.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of anattachment which is simple in construction, reliable and eflicient andinexpensive in manufacture.

l/Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which disclose the preferred form of embodimentof the invention to enable those skilled in the art to practice theinvention, and as brought out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings -Figure l is a fragmentary side view of a carpentersrule with the attachment applied thereto and showing a portion of asheet of paper clamped thereto. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary edge face view.Fig. 3 is an edge elevation showing the rule in folded position. Fig. 4is an enlarged transverse sectional view of the rule through one of theclamps carried thereby. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation on an enlarged scaleof one of the clamps. Fig. 6 is a detailed view of the hinge j aw of theclamp.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughouttheseveral views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals 10 designates generally acarpenters rul-e which is of the ordinary well known constructioncomprising a plurality of foldable sections 11, connected to each otherby the usual hinge joints 12, and 13, and carried by this rule on itsface opposite the hinges 12, are lock catches 111, the same beingpivoted as at 15, to the rule and are adapted to span the mutuallyadjacent hinged ends of the sections 11, and engage headed pins 16, soas to prevent the breaking of the hinged oints of the rule sections whenin use for holding paper as will be hereinafter described.

Directly opposite the hinge 13 centrally of the rule 10, and carried atone edge thereof is a lock catch 17, the same being identical with thecatches 14, and serves the same purpose as the latter.

At intervals throughout the length of the rule 10, and mounted thereonare paper clamps each comprising a plate 1S, the same being secured toone face of the rule by a fastener 19, which is passed through the bodyof the rule and has its pointed end 20, projecting beyond the oppositeface of the rule. This plate 18, is formed with spaced right angularextensions 21, terminating in eyes 22, through which is'passed pivotlugs 23, the latter formed on a swinging jaw 25, which moves toward andaway from the pointed end of the fastener 19, to clamp therebetween orfree a paper sheet 26. The plate 18, is formed with a spring tongue 27,between the extensions 21, and this tongue acts upon an offset 2S, onthe jaw 25, so as to normally hold the latter in clamping relation withrespect to the pointed end 20 of the fastener 19, to securely clamp thepaper to the rule.

It is clearly obvious that the sections 11 of the rule may be brought tofolded position to enable the rule to be folded in a compact manner whennot in use and thus permit the same to be conveniently carried.

What is claimed is The combination with a foldable rule, of clampingmembers carried by the rule each member comprising a plate having rightIn testimon. whereof, I afx my signature, in presence o two Witnesses.

SAMUEL P. ETTER.

angular extensions terminating in eyes, a jaw disposed between the eyes,a pin passed through the jaw and eyes to hinge the said jaw on theplate, and a spring tongue formed l on the plate and acting upon the jawto nor- Vtnesses: Inally hold the same in clamping relation to 1 IDAIVARD,

the rule. l CLARA VVHITACRE.

